Premier Ford says talks are ongoing, but still no completion date for Hwy. 69 expansion
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In Sudbury on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked when the four-laning of Highway 69 would be completed, a project that has been decades in the making.
In Sudbury on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked when the four-laning of Highway 69 would be completed, a project that has been decades in the making.
The premier was asked for a timeline to complete the expansion of the highway.
"Highway 69, I've been all over them like an 800-pound gorilla on this one," Ford said.
"It's in the engineering stages right now, in consultation with three First Nations communities, because we have to acquire their land. And I'll get you the exact date on how it's going, but I just asked the First Nations community, let's go, let's move."
The project of expanding the roughly 400-kilometre stretch of roadway from Sudbury to Toronto into four lanes began decades ago.
The original completion date was 2017, while the most recent timeline was 2021. While much work has been completed, there are still 68 kilometres left to go.
Const. Brandon Charlebois of the West Parry Sound OPP said that from Oct. 29, 2023, to Oct. 29, 2024, there were 123 collisions in the section of Highway 69 that hasn’t been four-laned, including one fatality.
